Perhaps he has other talents with his mouth that Vince enjoys.
FondyMark <fondy54935@gmail.com> wrote:
>This article says this far better than I could, but boils down to a simple
>fact. Miz has no place getting the pushes he's been getting. No offense to
>Satt's "ratings', but he's no top 10 wrestler by any stretch of the
>imagination. While Morrison has quadrupled his mic ability and in-ring
>skills since their break-up, Miz has barely improved his mic skills while
>back-tracking in his in-ring inability. One of the last lines sums it up
>perfectly: "Before Miz is given a world title in the WWE, perhaps he ought
>to learn to actually wrestle.".
>
>~Mark~
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>The Absurdity of Miz's Money in the Bank Push
>By
>Kingly One
>(Featured Columnist) on July 20, 2010
>
>With surprising inventiveness and mind-boggling regularity, WWE continues to
>invent new ways of insulting their talented workers and screwing up WWE
>television. Unfortunately, however, when it comes to finding ways to push
>those who are deserving of being pushed, WWE's creative team invariably
>draws a blank.
>
>Seemingly, if you want to be steadily and seriously pushed to the top of the
>WWE food chain, all you need to do is wrestle like a handicapped Ashley
>Massaro while drunk, and do a semi-competent job on the microphone playing
>the most basic type of heel that garners cheap heat.
>
>At least, that's the recipe for the Miz's success.
>
>Yesterday, in RAW's highly entertaining Money in the Bank ladder match, the
>WWE thought that it was fitting to bypass Orton, Morrison, Bourne, Edge and
>Chris Jericho in order to give the walking joke, that is known as Miz, the
>Money in the Bank contract; guaranteeing him a world title shot within a
>year.
>
>Just looking at the dynamic of that ladder match speaks volumes about how
>intrinsically absurd it is to give Miz the contract. We saw some tremendous
>spots during that match, and the match was undeniably highly entertaining.
>We saw Bourne provide some crazy moments of entertainment, and we saw
>Morrison take some very interesting bumps.
>
>We saw Miz, well, do nothing of note except sneak the victory.
>
>Predictably, in response to that axiom, Miz apologists will then scowl and
>condescendingly cite the fact that Miz is a heel. Thus, he is SUPPOSED to
>do nothing throughout a match and sneak the victory, which, admittedly, is a
>fair point.
>
>What Miz worshipers would not do, however, is cite a match that shows,
>beyond a reasonable doubt, that Miz even possesses a scintilla of athletic
>ability to prove that he is deserving of having a world title
>shot-irrespective of how he received it.
>
>I have followed Miz's career from the beginning in the WWE, and while I can
>see a vast improvement in his microphone work, it is not clear to me that
>his in-ring work followed suit. He has the most basic moveset imaginable; he
>has no clue how to put a match together convincingly, or how to
>interestingly put heat on his opponent. His selling is awful, and he has no
>ring presence whatsoever.
>
>What's worse, though, is the fact that he is incapable of picking a finisher
>that doesn't scream, "Hey! I don't know any good moves, but I can do this
>pathetic maneuver!"
>
>Nonetheless, wrestling fans are still forced to endure the endless
>sycophantic chants of Mizfits proclaiming him to be the second coming of Ric
>Flair, despite the preponderance of the evidence contradicting such
>manifestly delusional claims.
>
>As noted in an earlier article that I wrote, Sheamus is clearly one of WWE's
>rushed let's-make-a-star projects that turned out well. He actually has ring
>presence, can wrestle, and is worthy of WWE Championship gold. Of course,
>people could quibble about whether it would have been preferable for him to
>win a few midcard titles before being vaulted into the position that he is
>in now, but, needless to say, he is doing big things on the main event
>scene.
>Sheamus has defeated Cena three times now. Also, he decimated and took
>Triple H out of action. In other words, he has received some very strong
>booking as a powerhouse and is someone to take seriously in the WWE, both
>now and in the future.
>
>The idea that someone as pathetic as the Miz can knock someone as powerful
>as Sheamus out with a move as pathetic as a full-nelson legsweep facebuster
>on a briefcase is just absolutely stupid booking. Such idiotic booking not
>only buries Sheamus, but also undermines everyone else that Sheamus has
>taken out or defeated, all in an effort to elevate someone with as much
>discernible talent as an empty can of coke.
>
>Miz is the current holder of the United States Championship, and he has been
>one of the worst champions we have seen. If Miz cannot have an entertaining
>reign with the WWE United States title where he puts on some convincing and
>great matches, what makes people think that things will suddenly change as
>soon as he is handed the most prestigious championship in wrestling today?
>
>If I recall correctly, when Morrison was the Intercontinental Champion, he
>routinely put on main-event quality matches, and he consistently continues
>to do so. Such wrestling consistency from not only Morrison, but also the
>likes of Kofi Kingston go completely unrewarded. Yet, Miz is heralded as
>the future of professional wrestling and pushed to the heavens for doing
>precisely nothing in the ring.
>
>There are so many people who have toiled away putting on main-event quality
>match after main-even quality match on the midcard for years, patiently
>waiting for a chance at WWE Championship.
>
>Yet I am supposed to support handing someone the WWE title when they have
>shown next to no ability in the ring and distinct mediocrity packaged as
>unparalleled freshness on the microphone?
>
>Before Miz is given a world title in the WWE, perhaps he ought to learn to
>actually wrestle.
>
>The fact of the matter is that there are elderly tortoises with more
>athletic ability than the Miz shows weekly on RAW. There's no amount of
>screaming, "I'm awesome!" that can mitigate that fact. And the obsequious
>incantations of Miz butt-lickers are equally as ineffective in covering for
>it, too.
>
>http://bleacherreport.com/articles/422409-the-absurdity-of-mizs-money-in-the-bank-push?utm_source=newsletter
>
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